Sawhorse bracket



May 2, 1950 E. w. SAMUELSON sAwHoRsE BRACKET Filed July 12, 1948 l WJamzzeZaofi IN VEN TOR ATTORNEYS Patented May 2, 1950 ,UNITEID -*s PATBNTTOF B 1? Edward W. Samuelson, Merial1ga, I p Application July 12, 194 8, Serial 1 Claim, (01. 304-) This invention relates to brackets for sawhorses, and more particularly, has reference to sawhorse brackets that may be readily fabricated from sheet metal material or the like, for detachable connection to the top piece and legs of a sawhorse.

An important purpose of the present invention is to provide a sawhorse bracket that is readily attached or detached to the legs or top piece of a sawhorse, thus to permit storing or transportation of the parts in a small space; that will cause pressure exerted downwardly upon the top piece to be transmitted directly to the legs, without strain on the connection between the top piece and legs and the bracket; that will have no exposed metal portions on which carpenters might dull their saws; that will support great weights as compared to the lightness of the bracket construction, with the joints between the legs and top piece becoming tighter, in fact, as increased weight is put upon them; and that can be constructed at low expense and from materials readily available.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of my sawhorse bracket, portions of the legs secured by the bracket being broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, portions of the top piece and legs being broken away.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the bracket alone.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a transverse section through the brackets and through the top piece and leg of the horse supported thereby.

Referring to the drawings in detail, all portions of the bracket can be readily fabricated from sheet metal material of suitable thickness. The bracket includes parallel spaced upper supporting members 6, that are disposed longitudinally of the top piece supported thereby, and which underlie said top piece entirely.

Formed in the supporting members 6 are openings. 1, through which can be extended screws 8. threadable upwardly into the top piece 9. Top piece 9 is formed from a piece of board stock of any suitable size, the bracket construction permitting said top piece to be laid flatwise, as readily apparent from the drawings.

The outer longitudinal edge of each supporting member 6 is downturned as at I!) to provide 2. depending flange ID, the flanges l0 diverging downwardly as readily seen from Figs. 1 and 5.

Cross members ll connect the ends of the supporting members 6, these being disposed edgewise and having the downwardly diverging end edges l2. The cross members H are fixedly connected, as by a weld I 3, to the under surfaces of the supporting members 6 and to the inner surfaces of the flanges Ifl.

Downwardly diverging cleats M are secured as by welds Hi to the under surfaces of the supporting members 6, and have slots [6 extended upwardly from their lower edges. Slots l6 receive removable fastening means H, such as bolts and nuts, whereby the legs l8 can be secured between the respective cleats l4 and flanges I 0. Legs l8 are as usual formed from suitable board stock.

Important characteristics of the construction may now be noted. The construction permits the formation of the sawhorse bracket from ordinary sheet metal material, readily cut to shape. The top piece 9 is readily attached to or detached from the supporting members 6 of the bracket by means of the four screws 8. Similarly, the legs l8 are readily attached to or detached from the bracket by means of the fastening means To remove the legs, one need give only a half turn to each nut on said fastening means, whereupon the legs drop downwardly out of the bracket.

Further important characteristics may also be noted. The-entire bracket is so formed that exposure of metal parts is eliminated, thus eliminating the possibility of dulling the carpenters tools. The construction in this respect also has the result of shielding the bracket from the elements, the hooded construction of the bracket shedding water from the joints, thus to prevent decay of the wood and making the saw horse wholly suited not only for inside but for outside use.

A further important advantage of the construction resides in the formation thereof with reference to the distribution of strain imposed by heavy weights applied to the top piece. The arrangement is such that the strain is distributed directly from the top piece through the legs l8, without imposition of pressures upon screws 8 or bolts I1, this arrangement preventing damage to the bracket or loosening. of the connections be tween the bracket and the top piece and leg respectively;

What is claimed is:

A sawhorse bracket including a pair of horizontal flat upper supports disposed in spaced parallel relation, there being formed along the outer longitudinal edges of said supports downwardly diverging flanges adapted to overlie the upper ends of sawhorse legs to retain said upper ends and prevent outward swinging thereof; spaced parallel (cross members extending between the upper supports and underlying the ends of said upper supports, the ends of the cross members abutting against the inner surfaces of the flanges and being rigidly secured to said upper supports, the end portions of the cross members receiving between them the legs of a sawhorse to prevent swinging movement of the upper ends of said sawhorse legs in directions perpendicular to outward swinging movement o f'said legs; cleats in the'form' of flat plates having their upper edges rigidly secured to the under surfaces of the top 20 supports and having their :side edges :abntting against and rigidly'secured xtoithe surfaces ot the crossmembers, asaid cleats being in spaced parallel relation to the respective flanges to prevent inward swinging movement of the upper ends of sawhorse legs received between the respective cleats and flanges, the lower ends of the cleats having open slots; fastening means extending through the upper supports for securing said upper supports to the underside of a sawhorse top piece; and nut and bolt means extending through said slots and constituting the sole connection between the sawhorse bracket and sawhorse'legs connected thereto.

EDWARD W. SAMUELSON.

REFERENCES CITED The iollowing references are of record in the file of this patent:

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